DATA ANALYTICS

As Singapore moves to become a Smart Nation, the Singapore Government has identified data analytics as
an important growth sector and an important enabler for businesses and government to raise productivity,
competiveness and growth.

By 2017,

Singapore aims to train 2,500

multidisciplinary data
analytics professionals

The data analytics industry

is expected to add

S$1 billion in value to

the Singapore economy

to join the workforce

Singapore aims to become

the Big Data Hub in Asia

BIG DATA RISING IN SINGAPORE

WHY SINGAPORE?

Being at the heart of Asia, Singapores location is

seen

as

providing

companies

looking

the
to

perfect

setting

understand

for

World-class
IT infrastructure
and stability

Asian

Strong intellectual
property laws

consumers. With its culturally diverse population,

Singapore offers the ideal location to test new
made-for-Asia innovations, and a broad economy
provides access to industry-specific knowledge
crucial for coming up with the best analytics.
Besides

infrastructure,

robust

information

Singapore

has

technology

strong

global

connectivity critical for hosting and processing

huge volumes of real time data. In addition,
Singapore has the security capabilities to host and
process large amounts of highly proprietary data.

Head Office
250 North Bridge Road
#28-00 Raffles City Tower
Singapore 179101

Strong talent
pool of
pan-Asian
expertise
and industry
knowledge

: (65) 6508 3508

Tel
: (65) 6508 3535
Fax
Email : singapore@contactsingapore.sg

Robust and
strong global
connectivity

Ideal living
laboratory
to test-bed new
technological
innovation

OPPORTUNITIES IN SINGAPORE
In Singapore, we have identified seven areas where data analytics would bring about great transformations.

URBAN SERVICES
Real-time energy pricing
Real-time route optimisation
Smart buildings

SUPPLY CHAIN / LOGISTICS

CONSUMER / RETAIL

Fleet optimisation
Network design and optimisation
Multi-modal city logistics

Marketing analytics
Sentiment analytics
Product development
and strategy

HEALTHCARE
Pharmacovigilance
Chronic diseases management
Clinician research

FINANCIAL

SECURITY

Risk modelling and simulation

Predictive cyber attacks

Cyber forensics

MANUFACTURING
Predictive maintenance
Power-by-the-hour operations

Today, Singapore already hosts many projects from these sectors and some of them are:
Accenture Analytics Innovation Center (AAIC) will focus on developing innovative approaches for the use of
analytics in services related to education, health, procurement, public safety, resource utilisation, smart grids,
transportation and workforce effectiveness.
EDF-Veolia Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cities is in collaboration with Singaporean authorities in the
following fields: energy-efficiency and air conditioning systems in buildings, domestic waste collection, the
integration of solar panels into buildings, the development of green roofs, as well as local water recycling.
NEC Laboratories Singapore (NLS) aims to produce solutions for urban issues by concentrating on areas that
include safety, big data, security and smart energy.
NielsenLAB is the first in Asia outside the US which develops and leverages cutting-edge technologies and
methodologies in neuroscience, shopper technology and measurement science to fuel consumer and
market insights for companies working to reach consumers in Asia.
SAP Next Business and Technology Research Centre is the largest research location and headquarters in Asia
Pacific focusing on research into social business networks and collaboration, real-time intelligence and
analytics.

DATA ANALYTICS TALENT IN DEMAND

With the rise of big data, the need for analytics expertise and services is becoming more urgent. Experts who
can make sense of large amounts of data and integrate that knowledge with their business expertise to solve
the business challenges of the future are in great demand. Companies in Singapore are looking to hire experts
in these three areas, in particular data scientists.

DATA SCIENTISTS

DOMAIN EXPERTS

SOLUTION ARCHITECTS

Model domain-specific

Define problem statements,

Design underlying architecture and

problems by applying statistical

identify relevant data and

convert models into complete,

and/or algorithmic techniques

articulate metrics for analysis.

scalable software for implementation.

on data sets to derive insights.

DATA
ANALYST

DATA
SCIENTIST

WORK EXPERIENCE:

WORK EXPERIENCE:

0 to 5 years of data analytics experience

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors/Masters in statistics, computer
science, math or related quantitative fields

At least 6 years of data analytics experience

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
Masters/PhD in statistics, computer science,
math or related quantitative fields

PREFERRED
SPECIALISATIONS:

PROGRAMMING SKILLS
AND DATA MANAGEMENT:

Machine learning

Python

Statistical Modelling

MapReduce

Operation Research

NoSQL

Advance Calculus

SQL

Management Science Techniques

Hadoop

Inferential Statistics

Natural Language Processing

Hive/Pig

Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining

Clojure

Distributed & Parallel Computing

Java

Advance Computer Architecture

DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE
AND SOFT SKILLS:
Passionate about the industry
and business
Curious and inquisitive about data

VISUALISATION AND
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Able to persuade and influence

decision makers

Knowledge of visualisation tools like

Flare, HighCharts, AmCharts, D3.js,
Google Visualization API, Tableau

Hacker mindset

Story-telling skills

Innovative,
problem solver
and creative

Ability to engage with senior

management, and translate
data-drive insights into decisions

If you are interested in being part of the vibrant data analytics landscape right here in Singapore,
visit www.contactsingapore.sg/jobs to explore the available positions.